NHTSA Complaint #10032608 — 2002 NISSAN ALTIMA

I WAS DRIVING WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN, MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP, THE VEHICLE SKIDDED AND STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION. I WAS DRIVING AND MY 14 MONTH OLD WAS IN THE BACK SEAT. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE NEAREST DEALERSHIP. I FEW HOURS LATER I WAS CONTACTED BY THE ASSISTANT MANAGER OF THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT WHERE I WAS INFORMED THAT THE CRANK SHAFT POSITIONING SENSOR HAD GONE OUT. THE PART HAD TO BE ORDERED SO I WAS TOLD THAT I COULD BE WITHOUT MY VEHICLE FOR A DAY OR MAYBE EVEN A WEEK. I WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WERE OTHER VEHICLES IN THE SHOP WAITING FOR SIMILAR PARTS. MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP FOR 20 DAYS NOW AND I JUST KEEP GETTING THE RUN-AROUND. THIS IS PROBABLY A PART THAT WILL EVENTUALLY NEED TO BE RECALLED BUT I GUESS NISSAN IS WAITING FOR A TRADEGY TO OCCUR BEFORE THEY TAKE ACTION. *AK